Dune Rats – Real Rare Whale
Can Brisbane scuzz rockers Dune Rats make it three national #1 albums in a row with their new effort Real Rare Whale? Sadly nup, but #6 is still pretty rad!
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Omnium Gatherum
King Gizz’s 20th album is a sprawling 16 tracks of gonzoid prog jams, dizzying pop nuggets, rubber-legged hip-hop odysseys and passages of pure thrash-metal abandon.
The Double Happiness – Roadhouse
Second LP from much-loved Brisbane outfit The Double Happiness was inspired by the quartet’s love of spaghetti-westerns, Tarantino soundtracks, dogs and David Lynch’s ‘Twin Peaks’.
Julia Jacklin – Pre Pleasure
PRE PLEASURE sees Julia Jacklin as her most authentic self, delivering the most intimate, raw and devastating ten songs of her career to date. First pressing on limited edition white vinyl.
Sonic Masala Festival returning in 2022!
Our fave day in the annual Brisbane music calendar the wonderful Sonic Masala Festival which returns this year to The Triffid on Saturday 13 August, and as always we’re presenting and the main stage is known as the Sonic Sherpa stage!
Beddy Rays – Beddy Rays
Self-titled debut album from fast-rising Brisbane rockers Beddy Rays, first pressing on limited edition purple vinyl!
Adam Gibson & The Aerial Maps to play Sonic Sherpa!
SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER @ 2.30PM
Celebrated Sydney spoken-word songsmith Adam Gibson is hitting Sonic Sherpa with his crack band The Aerial Maps to play a set covering his entire career!
Mick Medew & Ursula instore!!!
SAT 20 AUGUST @ 2.30PM
Wonderful local team Mick Medew (of The Screaming Tribesmen fame) and his partner Ursula are celebrating their beautiful new album ‘Love Is Calling’ with a free, all ages set!
Beth Orton – Weather Alive
The new album by beloved UK folktronica artist Beth Orton is her first in six years and being called a career highlight by critics, first pressing on limited edition clear vinyl!
Semantics To Rock Sonic Sherpa
SATURDAY 27 AUGUST @ 2.30PM
Burgeoning Brisbane punk outfit Semantics recently released their debut album, Paint Me Blue, and to celebrate are hitting Sonic Sherpa for a free, all ages instore!
Alex The Astronaut instore!
MON 25 JULY @ 4PM!
Come and meet rising Sydney singer-songwriter Alex The Astronaut who’s on the promo trail for awesome new album ‘How To Grow A Sun Flower Underwater’!
Beddy Rays instore!!!
FRIDAY 29 JULY @ 4.30PM
Rising Reddy Bay rockers the Beddy Rays are dropping into the shop on release day of their awesome self-titled debut for an acoustic set and signing! Think local!
Slipknot – The End, So Far
US metal titans Slipknow promise that with their seventh album ‘The End, So Far’ they are back, and nothing will be the same again. First pressing on super limited indie exclusive neon yellow vinyl!
Alice In Chains – Dirt 2022 Reissue
Dirt, the critically acclaimed 1992 second studio album from US grunge pioneers Alice In Chains, is celebrating its 30th anniversary! First pressing on limited edition 2-LP opaque yellow vinyl!
Thelma Plum – Meanjin EP
The new EP ‘Meanjin’ from beloved Brisbane-based singer-songwriter Thelma Plum is a gorgeous love letter to her adopted hometown, on limited edition 10″ neon orange vinyl!
Dry Cleaning – Stumpwork
Indie rockers Dry Cleaning have crafted an ambitious new work that marks them out as one of the most intelligent and exciting acts to come out of the UK.
Dear Seattle – Someday
Northern Coast outfit Dear Seattle explors the roots and tensions behind unhealthy thought patterns and anxious tendencies, first pressing on indie exclusive translucent aqua vinyl!
WAAX – At Least I’m Free
Beloved Brisbane rock four-piece WAAX return with their long-awaited, highly-anticipated sophomore LP At Least I’m Free, first pressing on limited edition pink vinyl!
Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Due: 26 Aug
The most anticipated album of the decade arrives with features from the likes of Baby Keem, Sampha, Kodak Black, Summer Walker, Ghostface Killah and more!
The Beths – Expert In A Dying Field
The songs on rising Kiwi indie rockers The Beths’ new album are autobiographical, but they’re also character sketches of relationships and more importantly, their aftermaths.